Relative Poverty

Poverty is state of living that is common in every country; though the levels and definitions of poverty differ accordingly. As it has been stated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), poverty is defined as either relative or absolute poverty. Relative poverty is the extent of how poor a member of the society is in comparison to other members. Whereas absolute poverty is measured by how well a person’s basics needs are met (clothing, food, shelter). Many factors contributes to the levels of poverty in each and every society; governments, for instant, play an important role in limiting poverty; in additional to family support and cultural awareness of this social occurrence. Clearly, poverty has

Poor families should help their children by entering them in an organization that care for the aid of children and young adults. Such organization is the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), which was launched by the United Nations to help children all around the world. The UNICEF takes care of children and provides them with their prior needs like food, clothing, medication and education, to help them grow and stay healthy. By doing so, parents will know that their children are protected; furthermore, they will start looking out for their children and working to provide the minimum requirements and needs for

1995).”,(Craig, 110). And according to Craig, the poor have less than others, not only concerning uneven wages, but also insufficient belongings that lessens their ability to have the necessary wants. However, there are several solutions to decrease poverty. Some of which is the aid of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), that helps eliminate poverty, inequality and exclusions. It also helps improve the rules for people to live in a better way, and to provide them with safety and good political practice. Organizations concerning good education for the poor should be reconsidered, in such way to aid them with the required knowledge and education to become skilled workers to earn high wages later on. The countries could also develop the macro economic growth in which they try lowering inflation to have a positive economy where the poor could also afford buying resources and increasing their standard of